Health & Safety

Information to assist with healthy living and lifestyle choices; patient, child and elder care.

MedLink expands in White County

Mount Yonah Family Practice previously owned by Habersham Medical Center will officially join MedLink Georgia, Inc. effective December 1, 2017. Dave Ward, CEO of MedLink...

HMC now offers family-centered C-sections

Moms delivering by C-section at Habersham Medical Center no longer ‘miss a thing’ (DEMOREST, GA) – When Amanda Howard of Toccoa arrived at Habersham Medical...

Paramedicine: A new approach to community healthcare

As a Paramedic, Jim Wood has treated thousands of patients during his forty-year career with Habersham EMS. Jim’s job has always been to transport...

NGMC offers specialized heart care for cancer patients

(GAINESVILLE, Ga.) – Anyone who’s been through cancer treatment knows there are side effects that often go along with the powerful medicines used to...

Calcium scoring test can help detect heart disease

(GAINESVILLE, Ga.) – The Heart Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville now offers another tool for fighting heart disease.Cardiac calcium scoring is a...

A miracle in the making: Karen Cooper’s stroke survival story

Ronnie and Karen Cooper are all smiles as they celebrate 46 years of marriage and Karen’s miraculous recovery from a recent stroke. (photo/HMC) On November...

HMC Wellness Seminar: Living with Diabetes

Family Medicine Physician Dr. Leslie Pittman will present a free seminar: “Living with Diabetes” on April 6th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the...

NGMC hosts regional cardiac care summit

Donald Brewer (center), STEMI survivor, is reunited with his care team at the 2017 STEMI Summit on March 10, 2017. (BRASELTON, Ga.) – More than...

HMC Wellness Seminar: Healthy Eating

Susan West, a dietitian, will present a free seminar on “Healthy Eating” from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 21st in the Habersham...

HMC Wellness Seminar: Staying Young at Heart

A free seminar called “Staying Young at Heart” will be presented by Lacy Carter-Jackson, Certified Exercise Physiologist, on February 16th from 5:30 to 6:30...

Habersham Medical Center Signs LOI to Join Northeast Georgia Health System

The Habersham County Hospital Authority has signed a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) for exclusive discussions with Northeast Georgia Health System (“NGHS”) regarding an...

HMC Wellness Seminar: Eye Conditions and Your Health

Optometrist Dr. Eric Colgrove will present a free seminar: “Eye Conditions and Your Health” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on January 31st in the...